According to the French Institute of Health and Medical Research, INSERM, atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema, is “a chronic inflammatory skin disease, … characterized by dry skin associated with eczema-like lesions (redness and itching, vesicles, oozing and crusting) that develop in flare-ups.” The scientific research organization points the finger at genetic and environmental […]
Older adults prescribed any class of antihypertensives have a small yet clinically significant increased risk of atopic dermatitis, doctors report. Diuretics and calcium-channel blockers appeared to have the largest effect, according to results from their longitudinal cohort study of nearly 1.6 million primary care patients. × Sign in If this is your first visit to […]
1. Interleukin-23 inhibitors had a lower risk of developing paradoxical eczema when treated for plaque psoriasis compared to TNF inhibitors, IL-17 inhibitors and IL-12/23 2. Clinical features associated with increased paradoxical eczema risks included increasing age, history of atopic dermatitis, and history of hay fever. The risk was also lower in males. Evidence Rating Level: […]
Opioid use during pregnancy for pain or opioid use disorder (OUD) was associated with an increased risk for hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for immune-related conditions in exposed offspring, a retrospective population-based cohort study showed. Of more than 400,000 kids born in Western Australia, those with perinatal opioid exposure had an increased risk of […]